When the importation of foreign motor vehicles into Brazil ceased in 1976, there was a need for nationally produced motorcycles.[1][3][5] Since only much smaller motorcycles had been manufactured in Brazil until then, the Amazon was received with enthusiasm.[1][6] In 1978, the company started producing the Amazonas 1600 in three versions: A civilian, military, and police version.[1]
The air-cooledfour-cylinderboxer engine was supplied with fuel by two 32 mm Solex carburetor.[3][8] The displacement was 1584 cc the power output of the civilian version was stated to be up to 54 hp, the police version was said to have reached 68 hp at 4600 min-1.[8][9]
^ ab"VWビートルの1600ccエンジンを積んだ巨大バイク「アマゾネス」を覚えているか？" [Remember the "Amazonas," the giant bike with a 1600cc VW Beetle engine?]. -mc-web.jb (in Japanese). 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
